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Devotion , DEVOTION . Religious devotion is ardent affection, zealous attachment, piety, dedication, reverence, faithfulness, respect, awe, attentiveness, loyal… devote , de·vote / diˈvōt/ • v. [tr.] 1. (devote something to) give all or a large part of one's time or resources to (a person, activity, or cause): I wanted… Ramanuja , Rāmānuja
RĀMĀNUJA (1017–1137), Hindu philosopher-theologian and the most influential exponent of a theistic interpretation of Vedantic philosophy tha… Chaitanya , CHAITANYA
CHAITANYA (1486–1533), Vaishnava mystic. Chaitanya, the Bengal Vaishnava mystic and "saint" who gave distinctive emotional flavor to the wo… Radha , Rādhā
RĀDHĀ . The cowherd woman (gopī) whose passionate love for the god Kṛṣṇa has been celebrated in song and story throughout the Indian subcontine… Rajputs , Rajputs
PRONUNCIATION: RAHJ-puts
ALTERNATE NAMES: Ksatriya caste
LOCATION: India (Rājasthān state and elsewhere)
POPULATION: 138 million (estimate)
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